Sir William Schlich (1904–1925) was a famous German forester who became Inspector-General of Forests in India. He established the forestry course in the Royal Indian Engineering College at Coppers Hill (UK) and founded the School of Forestry in the University of Oxford. A Memorial Fund was established in Oxford to recognise outstanding contributions to forestry in a number of countries including Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA and Canada.
A medal was awarded annually to the outstanding forestry student in the Australian Forestry School (from 1928) and the Australian National University. It was not awarded in other Australian institutions.
2013 Mark Wong Kah Loon
2012 Not awarded
2011 Alice Tamara Clifton
2010 Nicholas Firth
2009 Darren Brown
2008 Paul Killey
2007 Matthew Kinny and Ian Scanlan
2006 Benjamin Wielinga
2005 Melinda Mylek
2004 Andrew Ford
2003 John Tabor
2002 Amy Ho
2001 Phillip Alcorn
2000 David Forrester
1999 Mei Lynn Wee and Jacqueline Schirmer
1998 Chris McElhinny
1997 Melanie Frankcombe, Dominic Kain and Tyron Venn
1996 Ronald Gerald Alan Eastment
1995 Boon Hwee Kenneth Er
1994 Glen Rivers
1993 Michael John Elix
1992 Rohan Anthony Nelson and Aled James Hoggett
1991 Dylan Kendall
1990 Craig Harold Hawkins
1989 Miles Edward Prosser
1988 Andrew William Morton
1987 Stephen James Catchpoole
1986 Alistair David Sarre
1985 Glenn Thomas Dale and Craig Inions
1984 Mark John Josef Dieters
1983 Andrew Kerr Skidmore
1982 Martin Eugene Rayner
1981 Peter James Kanowski
1980 Anthony James O’Hara
1979 Wayne Norman Tibbits
1978 Andrew George Miller and David Merrick Ridley
1977 J. K. Vanclay
1976 A. M. Melmoth
G. R. Wilkinson
1975 M. B. Foster
1974 K. B. Cater
1973 J. H. Drielsma
1972 Alan Michael Harvey
1971 M. A. Veal
1970 R. D. Beck
1969 Philip Wallace West
1968 Gregory William Herberle
1967 Noel Graham Ashcroft
1966 J. Davidson
1965 M. D. Higgins
1964 C. R. Palzer and B. A. Manap
1963 B. A. Stark
1962 F. E. Batini
1961 D. I. Bevege
1960 D. Doley and A. L. Cameron
1959 B. P. M. Hyland
1958 G. B. Sweet
1957 H. Kirkland
1956 D. S. H. Preest
1955 G. J. Molloy
1954 G. B. Wood
1953 G. D. Pople
1952 E. H. Bunn
1951 G. N. Baur
1950 K. G. Campbell and J. R. McWilliam
1949 T. M. Cunningham
1948 J. D. H. Muir
1947 J. A. Alexander
1946 J. A. B. MacCallum
1945 Not awarded
1944 R.V. Woods
1943 W. T. Feagan
1941 & 1942 Not awarded
1940 E. W. Parker
1939 Not awarded
1938 C. J. Pawsey
1936 & 1937 Not awarded
1935 L. D. Pryor
1934 Not awarded
1933 J. B. MacAdams
1932 Not awarded
1931 S. J. Jennings
1930 J. O’Donnell
1929 W. D. Muir
1928 L. J. Rogers
John Dargavel, 'Schlich medal (Australian Forestry School, ACT)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/entity/9522/text31703, accessed 30 April 2025.